As a teenager and in my early 20's I was the type of person who would take 13 days to finish a 10-day antibiotic regimen. I just couldn't get in the habit of remembering medications so I'd always miss a few. When I had my first epileptic seizure at age 23, and a second two days later and was told I now had epilepsy and would require seizure medication to keep myself from having more seizures? I knew that I had to find a way to get good at remembering my medications, and fast. Medication Reminder Read more [...]

Thank you to LivBar for sending me product. As always, all opinions are my own. Since the beginning of the year, I've really been trying to focus on following a work-out program and eating nutritious foods. While I feel like I'm doing a good job with the fitness aspect, changing some of my eating habits has been tougher! Around three in the afternoon each day I find myself SO hungry and all I want is sugar. Of course, I'm trying to limit my sugar intake so there's a major internal struggle on Read more [...]

There are affiliate links in this post. There is a paid link in this article.  I've seen people talk about self-care quite a bit but I used to skip over most of those posts. While I haven't specifically taken time aside to take care of myself, I felt like I got by pretty well without needing to do that. I did some therapy as a teenager and learned some coping methods that were pretty helpful. So although I battle anxiety, I think I manage well most of the time. Back in the fall, I Read more [...]

Thank you to Pique for sending me samples to facilitate this post. As always, all opinions are my own. This post contains affiliate links. When it comes to self care, I've definitely been slacking since I had kids. As a mom, I've always felt like their needs need to come before mine. It doesn't matter how often I hear "you can't pour from an empty cup", it's always been on my mind that I can't do certain things because I need to put my kids first. However, after putting some serious though into Read more [...]

Thank you to Earthley for sending me products. As always, all opinions are my own. This post contains affiliate links. As a family concerned with the products we put in and on our bodies, I'm always looking for stocking stuffer ideas that my family will love and really utilize. I recently discovered Earthley and when I visited their website I was absolutely amazed at the quality and amount of products they carry! I've added quite a few to our daily regimen, and I'm excited to gift some to family Read more [...]